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With his Syria gamble, Trump opens a door Lina Jaradat
Politics

With his Syria gamble, Trump opens a door

The meeting in Riyadh of presidents Donald Trump and Ahmed al-Sharaa followed the US leader's announcement that sanctions on Syria would end. These…

Frederic C. Hof 18 May , 2025
Israeli spy Eli Cohen.
Documents & Memoirs

This day in history: Israeli spy Eli Cohen executed in Damascus

On this day in 1965, Israeli spy Eli Cohen was executed by hanging in Marjeh Square in the heart of downtown Damascus. His execution verdict was…

Sami Moubayed 18 May , 2025
Former Libyan foreign minister, Mohammed al-Dairi AFP
Politics

Mohammed al-Dairi: Libyan state-building killed by corruption and division

In 2011, Libyans rose up like others in the region to topple the regime of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, who came to power in a coup 42 years earlier, in…

Johaina Khaldieh 17 May , 2025
Tunisian writer Amira Ghenim Franco Origlia/Getty Images
Culture & Social Affairs

Amira Ghenim on reimagining Tunisian history through fiction

Tunisian writer and academic Amira Ghenim’s novel Nazelet Dar Al-Akaber (A Calamity at the House of the Nobles) continues to earn international…

Asmahan Al-Sha’abouni 17 May , 2025
A handout picture provided by the Saudi Royal Palace shows Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (R) welcoming US President Donald Trump (L) upon his arrival in Riyadh on May 13, 2025. BANDAR AL-JALOUD / Saudi Royal Palace / AFP
Politics

The strategic rationale for upgraded US-Saudi defence ties

The headlines of multiple economic and business deals from the three stops on US President Donald Trump’s trip to the Middle East in the opening…

Brian Katulis 17 May , 2025
A group photo of the leaders and representatives of the Arab countries participating in the Baghdad Summit on May 17, 2025. Reuters
Politics

Why the Arab world must forge a collective vision of the future

The international system, which has been in flux since the end of the Cold War, appears to be heading in one of two directions: toward a multipolar…

Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy 17 May , 2025
Opinion

Istanbul meeting inches Ukraine ceasefire forward

This has been a fascinating week in many respects, with high hopes for a Russia-Ukraine deal to end the war, a businesslike and successful official…

Omer Onhon 16 May , 2025
'Make Syria Great Again': how Sunni populism is reshaping post-war Syria
Politics

'Make Syria Great Again': how Sunni populism is reshaping post-war Syria

President Donald Trump's public admiration for Syria's transitional president came as no surprise. The two leaders share a mutual appreciation for…

Malik al-Abdeh 16 May , 2025
People celebrate in Damascus' Omeyyad square after US President Donald Trump's decision to lift sanctions in Syria, on May 13, 2025. Abdulaziz KETAZ / AFP
Business & Economy

Syria's long road to economic recovery can finally begin

In a major landmark moment for Syria as it moves on from the Assad-era dictatorship, the United States announced it will lift economic sanctions that…

Joseph Daher 15 May , 2025
Opinion

Will Trump's peace-through-prosperity blueprint for the region work?

After the difficult relationship the Arab world experienced with the Biden administration, US President Donald Trump’s visit to the region this week…

Con Coughlin 15 May , 2025
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Axel Rangel Garcia
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As Sharaa steps into the White House, Syria steps into the US orbit

09 November 2025

In what could be a historic turning point in US-Syria relations, the new government in Damascus will likely join the international coalition against the Islamic State (IS)

Subhi Franjieh
Sara Padovan
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Is support for Israel becoming toxic at the ballot box? 

11 November 2025

As Americans rethink the moral—and strategic—calculus of US support for Israel, politicians are scrambling to keep pace

Alfred J. Naddaff
Axel Rangel Garcia
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Barbara Leaf on being the first US official to meet Ahmed Sharaa

10 November 2025

On Monday, the Syrian president shook hands with Trump at the White House. Speaking to Al Majalla, a former State Department official explains why this is a moment she could have never imagined.

Ibrahim Hamidi
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Politics

Zohran Mamdani becomes first Muslim mayor of New York

04 November 2025

The 34-year-old socialist's win is a seismic development, proving that tax rises for the rich to fund social programmes, and unwavering advocacy for Palestinian rights, are politically viable stances

Tarek Rashed
Ewan White
Politics

How Trump reshaped the world

03 November 2025

Al Majalla examines key developments in the US and across the globe less than a year into Trump's second presidential term

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